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General Stock Discussion / Re: Selling 360 VR Videos
« on: July 23, 2017, 19:20 »
Has anyone been selling any 360 VR videos?  Looks like it would be through Videoblocks and Pond5 at this point.  I'm thinking about giving it a try but not sure what camera to go with.  Will a $500 360Fly cut it, or do I need to get a multi-Gopro rig?  Any advice would be amazing, thanks!

That's an interesting question considering how 360 has been taking off... and NOT taking off.

What I mean by that is that it's the new HOT technology but there are also a log of kinks in it. I've been looking into it for about a year, waiting to dip my feet. Somehow I've never found the waters 'calm' enough to justify it. By 'calm' I mean highly profitable.

Anyway, not to take this off track, but I'd say forget the gopro multi rig. They are yesterday's news. Today's camera's are all in ONE piece. The idea to sit round and stitch footage is passing fast, mostly because it's so tedious, it yields bad results (visible seams) and it's hard to manage (4-5 files for each shot x multiple shots and you start to see how easy it is to lose track).

What you want is IN CAMERA STITCHING.

Also, you probably want 4K in camera stitching. I'm sure you know why.

Now if you want full res 360 then go for a Red rig.... but honestly even though I've had to deal with one at my job one time, I would not do it again. It is crazy. And in post it gets even crazier.

Here's another reason I would not go with a rig (be it Gopro or Red or whatever). When you stitch you have huge variations in exposure, especially around edges of frame.

I got to work with a Sphericam 2 (again at my job) and it was a pleasure.

Again, see what works for you, but for me, I'll probably go with a single unit solution.



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General - Stock Video / Re: video editing
« on: July 23, 2017, 19:01 »
I have just had my first video accepted. Can someone please tell me if I should edit videos like an image? Should I leave saturation as it is out of camera or do customers like videos with vibrant colours? I didn't edit this video. I only trimmed it and compared to my images it looks kind of flat and boring.

This would depend on the codec you're using. More specifically the compression. Truth be told, most buyers do like a graded clip that "pops out". Having said this, you can go overboard and make them ask for a refund, especially if it's overly compressed.

It also depends on the markets (read that as "sites") you've listed the clip on. Not that the sites themselves required you to, but you have to look around and see how to make your clip stand out. Also, have it ready in a non-graded version. Some sites like Pond5 will contact the author of the clip if the buyer has a problem with it.

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